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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 08, 2025

QUESTION NO. 2

QUESTION: Councillor C. Brady

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the Part 8 sports changing rooms pavilions. The update should include, by Part 8 project, the status, expected delivery timeframe, and the key milestones in bringing each project to delivery.

REPLY: 

SDCC’s pavilion programme was agreed by the Council as part of its commitment to the health and well-being of its citizens. To support active recreation in local communities, and to support the growth and development of sports clubs and groups facilities such as changing rooms, and secure storage areas ensure access to recreation, sustainability of service delivery and enable success. A review of the pavilion programme was carried out and presented to the Council in April 2024. The review process identified a requirement for additional capital provision, which was approved for the 2025 budget. The programme will deliver sports changing rooms at 10 locations across the county, to facilitate groups using adjacent pitches / sport in parks as set out in the list below: 

The Part 8s for all the pavilions that still required planning permission (at Collinstown, Kilnamanagh, Sean Walsh Park, Arthur Griffith Park, Tymon Park South, Kiltipper & Willsbrook) were completed and passed by the Council in November and December 2024.

A framework tender for the modular buildings framework using Corkagh & Griffeen as the primary locations has recently completed. The detailed design and tender processes were extended due to required changes to the contract documents and requests from tenderers for additional time. That tender process is now closed and the tender evaluation is complete. The appointment of the successful contractor was delayed due to challenges submitted which were required to be dealt with in line with appropriate procurement processes and procedures. All challenges have been resolved allowing the official signing of contracts at the end of August 2025.

As part of the tender process, the successful applicants submitted an outline programme. The outline programme showed modular manufacture and enabling works during Summer 2025 with installation of the initial 2 modular buildings at Corkagh and Griffeen in Q3 2025; with the remaining  approved locations also ordered and delivered on foot of the establishment of the two frameworks. However, given the delays experienced during the standstill period it is anticipated that the first 2 units will now be delivered in early Q1 of 2026 (to be confirmed).

However, this programme will be subject to discussion and agreement with the successful contractor. Post contract signing, the initial two projects at Griffeen & Corkagh are officially instructed. Once complete the timelines for the remaining projects can be confirmed. Specific delivery dates are not available at present but will be established in due course.

South Dublin will seek to ensure the earliest possible dates for the manufacture and delivery of the pavilions on site.